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Words and Music Episodes

  1. Two Americas

    William Hope and Yolanda Vasquez read poetry and prose on the theme of Two Americas.

  2. We Must Love One Another or Die

    With readings from MacNeice, Steinbeck and Orwell, and music by Britten, Barber and Bartok

  3. The Geography of a Home

    Belinda Lang and David Bamber read poems on the theme of houses and homes.

  4. A Change in the Weather

    Mark Strong and Niamh Cusack read poetry on the theme of the weather.

  5. Birth and Rebirth

    With readings from Plath, Wordsworth and Browning alongside music by Delius and Bach.

  6. 15/04/2007

    Say, what shall we dance?: a sequence of music, poetry and prose on the theme of dance.

  7. Seventh Heaven

    The number seven provides the theme for a programme of words interspersed with music.

  8. Memory

    Saskia Reeves and Alex Jennings read works by Larkin, Carroll and Carol Ann Duffy.

  9. 24/02/2008

    Actress Fiona Shaw introduces a selection of poetry and prose on the theme of animals.

  10. This Is New York

    A reading of poetry accompanied by the music of Dvorak, Adams, Bernstein and others.

  11. Birdsong

    Claire Skinner and Hugh Bonneville are the readers in a celebration of nature's musicians.

  12. Happiness

    Actor Simon Russell Beale curates a sequence of words and music on the theme of happiness.

  13. Lost in the City of Waters

    Jeremy Irons and Anna Massey explore Venice through poetry, prose and classical music.

  14. Ode to Gaia

    A selection of words and music on a theme of the planet, from WH Auden and Mahler.

  15. Book of Hours

    A sequence of words and music which journey around the clock over the course of 24 hours.

  16. The Ringing Grooves of Change

    A selection of words and music on the theme of revolution and change.

  17. In Search of England

    A selection of words and music on the theme of England, including Orwell and Delius.

  18. To Music

    Diana Rigg and Samuel West read a selection of poetry on the theme of music.

  19. Magic

    Nicholas Farrell and Miriam Margolyes conjure up words on magic, accompanied by music.

  20. From London to Paris

    A sequence of poetry, prose and music around the theme of these two great cities.

  21. Blood Wedding

    A selection of music, poetry and prose conjuring images of blood, marriage and the moon.

  22. By the Sea

    A selection of words and music on a sea theme, including Dickens, Mozart and Mendelssohn.

  23. Ecstasy

    Music and poetry evoking states of rapture. With poems by Shakespeare and Emily Dickinson.

  24. Forty Years of Poetry on Radio 3

    Arresting poetry performances, from John Ashbery to Derek Walcott, and music to match.

  25. A Beat in Time

    Poems on the subject of time, ageing, change, the rhythm of life and clocks, set to music.

  26. Authority

    Poetry and prose around the theme of love, with music by Britten, Elgar, De Rore and Dufay

  27. The Anatomy of Melancholy

    Writings on melancholy by Robert Burton, Keats and Gray, plus music by Dowland and Purcell

  28. Faust

    Music and poetry reflecting the age-old obsession with the German legend of Faust.

  29. Villains

    Villainy is reflected in music by Mozart and Bartok, and poems by Oscar Wilde and Shelley.

  30. Words and Music

    A themed sequence of music, readings and poetry

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